The River Rhine as a source of micropollutants in the canal sediments of the city of Delft (The Netherlands)

Water Science and Technology

Volumn 48, Issue 10, 2003, Pages 143-150

  Kelderman, P ^a   Xuedong, Yang ^a,b   Wenchuan, Q ^a,c   Drossaert, W M E ^d  

^a UNESCO IHE INSTITUTE FOR WATER EDUCATION   (Netherlands)

^b NORTHEAST FORESTRY UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WOLLONGONG   (Australia)

^d De Straat Milieuadviseurs   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Cluster analysis; Heavy metals; PAHs; Polluted sediments; River Rhine

Indexed keywords

CORRELATION METHODS; DATABASE SYSTEMS; HEAVY METALS; POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SEDIMENTS; WATER POLLUTION;

MICROPOLLUTANTS;

RIVERS;

ARSENIC; CADMIUM; CHLORPHENOTANE; CHROMIUM; COPPER; HEAVY METAL; LEAD; MERCURY; NICKEL; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYL; POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBON; ZINC;

CANAL; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; HEAVY METAL; PAH; RIVER POLLUTION; SEDIMENT POLLUTION;

CLUSTER ANALYSIS; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DATA BASE; FACTORIAL ANALYSIS; NETHERLANDS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RIVER; SEDIMENT; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; WATER POLLUTANT; WATER POLLUTION;

BENELUX; DELFT; EURASIA; EUROPE; NETHERLANDS; SOUTH HOLLAND; WESTERN EUROPE;

EID: 0347089264     PISSN: 02731223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2166/wst.2003.0560     Document Type: Conference Paper

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